PHOTOS: Rain, flooding in metro Atlanta

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PHOTOS: Rain, flooding in metro Atlanta

Cars turn around before floodwaters covering parts of Peachtree Battle Ave after the Peachtree Creek overflowed it's banks with rain water on Friday December 28th, 2018. (Photo by Phil Skinner)

12/28/2018 -- Roswell, Georgia -- Water from the Chattahoochee River floods part of the Roswell Riverwalk trail along Azalea Drive in Roswell, Friday, December 28, 2018. Azalea Drive, between Willeo Road and Riverside Drive, was closed off to cars Friday after persistent rain fell the night before causing major flooding. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

12/28/2018 -- Roswell, Georgia -- A road closure sign deters drivers from traveling along flooded Azalea Road in Roswell, Friday, December 28, 2018. Azalea Drive, between Willeo Road and Riverside Drive, was closed off to cars Friday after persistent rain fell the night before causing significant flooding along the Chattahoochee River. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

The Peachtree Creek flooded parts of the newly renovated Bobby Jones Golf Course and foot path with rain water on Friday December 28th, 2018. (Photo by Phil Skinner)

An SUV drives through floodwaters covering parts of Peachtree Battle Ave after the Peachtree Creek overflowed it's banks with rain water on Friday December 28th, 2018. (Photo by Phil Skinner)

12/28/2018 -- Roswell, Georgia -- A playground at Riverside Park is surrounded by flood water from the Chattahoochee River in Roswell, Friday, December 28, 2018. Azalea Drive, between Willeo Road and Riverside Drive, was closed off to cars Friday after persistent rain fell the night before causing significant flooding. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

The Peachtree Creek flooded parts of the newly renovated Bobby Jones Golf Course and foot path with rain water on Friday December 28th, 2018. (Photo by Phil Skinner)

The Peachtree Creek over flowed its banks with rain water off Cheshire Bridge road next to the Taqueria Del Sol on Friday December 28th, 2018. (Photo by Phil Skinner)

12/28/2018 -- Roswell, Georgia -- Water from the Chattahoochee River floods Riverside Park in Roswell, Friday, December 28, 2018. Azalea Drive, between Willeo Road and Riverside Drive, was closed off to cars Friday after persistent rain fell the night before causing significant flooding along the Chattahoochee River. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

12/28/2018 -- Roswell, Georgia -- A road closure sign deters drivers from traveling along flooded Azalea Road in Roswell, Friday, December 28, 2018. Azalea Drive, between Willeo Road and Riverside Drive, was closed off to cars Friday after persistent rain fell the night before causing significant flooding along the Chattahoochee River. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

12/28/2018 -- Roswell, Georgia -- Tony DeVictor[cq] of Roswell takes an afternoon run on Azalea Drive as flood waters from the Chattahoochee River cover parts of the Roswell Riverwalk trail in Roswell, Friday, December 28, 2018. Azalea Drive, between Willeo Road and Riverside Drive, was closed off to cars Friday after persistent rain fell the night before causing major flooding. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

12/28/2018 -- Roswell, Georgia -- Geese feed in flood waters from the Chattahoochee River at Riverside Park in Roswell, Friday, December 28, 2018. Azalea Drive, between Willeo Road and Riverside Drive, was closed off to cars Friday after persistent rain fell the night before causing major flooding along the Chattahoochee River. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

12/28/2018 -- Roswell, Georgia -- A car reverses from flood waters along Azalea Drive in Roswell, Friday, December 28, 2018. Azalea Drive, between Wileo Road and Riverside Drive, was closed off to cars Friday after persistent rain fell the night before causing major flooding along the Chattahoochee River. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

12/28/2018 -- Roswell, Georgia -- A truck barrels through flood waters on Azalea Drive in Roswell, Friday, December 28, 2018. Azalea Drive, between Willeo Road and Riverside Drive, was closed off to cars Friday after persistent rain fell the night before causing significant flooding. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

12/28/2018 -- Roswell, Georgia -- Flood water forcefully pushes through a sewage drain along Azalea Drive in Roswell, Friday, December 28, 2018. Azalea Drive, between Willeo Road and Riverside Drive, was closed off to cars Friday after persistent rain fell the night before causing significant flooding along the Chattahoochee River. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

(left to right, all CQ)Neighbors John Whitney, his wife Anne, Angie Meadows & her husband Steve check out the flooding of Peachtree Creek on Woodward Way near Northside Drive on Friday December 28th, 2018. (Photo by Phil Skinner)

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Cars turn around before floodwaters covering parts of Peachtree Battle Ave after the Peachtree Creek overflowed it's banks with rain water on Friday December 28th, 2018. (Photo by Phil Skinner)

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